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Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

522 Belvidere Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-1700 · Part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

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Directions
Students
395
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Waukegan Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Waukegan Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

522 Belvidere Rd, Waukegan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 166
Grade 280
Grade 357
Grade 464
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
386’20
322’21
325’22
370’23
395’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%Black 19%White 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School from Waukegan Township families.

Other schools in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

The district →
Carman-Buckner Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
D−
509 students15:1
Oakdale Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
C−
505 students19:1
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
D
498 students15:1
Glen Flora Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
D
476 students13:1
Clearview Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
C−
404 students10:1
Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
C
318 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Waukegan Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.